----- Original Message ----- > From: Kris Tilford <[email protected]> > > Since the problem happens when booted in both OS 9 & OS X, it's unlikely > to be a software issue. You need to be thinking about hardware problems. > Zapping the PRAM isn't always enough, you may need to reset the NVRAM by > booting Cmd-Opt-O-F and typing: > > set-defaults<Return> > reset-all<Return> > > One thing that dramatically effects speed is the L2 cache. If the L2 cache > isn't functional, the speed will be REALLY slow. The Sawtooth has a 1MB L2 > integrated into the G4 module. If the L2 goes bad, you would normally see a > warning when booting OS 9, and in OS X System Profiler I believe a bad L2 is > shown as "no L2" or "0MB"?
I reset the NVRAM and found the L2 cache in OS X to be 1 MB. I also ran Verify Disk in Disk Utility on the HDD and after 5 minutes it said all three volumes passed. But it is still incredible slow in OS 9 -- seconds to drag a folder to the Trash. I was wrong about the speed in OS X. Given the Sawtooth only has a 450 MHz processor I think its speed is normal. I ran the legacy software like PageMaker in Classic mode and all seemed normal. Perhaps a bit slower than native OS 9 before the HDD switch but no real hesitation in opening files or window, no ghost images when dragging windows around, and no hesitation dragging files and folders into Trash. The problem seems to be with native OS 9. Could it be some kind of OS 9 directory corruption? I have a pre OS X version of Disk Warrior but don't think it would be good to run it under OS 9 on a volume with OS X installed? I could try a clean install of OS 9 (ugh) or just run in Classic under OS X and re-managed the thousands of fonts-- not so bad and still fast enough for this legacy machine. Anyway, thanks Kris, I appreciate your time. AND >From: Wayne Stewart <[email protected]> >How much space is left on your boot volume? WDC HDD 74.3 GB (1024) total space Boot Volume: 37.1 GB total -- 25.97 GB available Data Volume: 27.25 GB total -- 17.88 GB available Scrath Volume: 9.8 GB total -- 9.78 GB available Best regards --glen -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
